iPhone 6 drop-test proves it’s more prone to damage than its predecessors

pompous2307d ago

I know right... LOL.. What's sad is my old phone from 2011 has a higher resolution screen and still has slightly more features than the new iphone6, heck, apple is just now finally adding features every other phone has had for almost 4yrs now. There is no way I'd buy an iphone ever for the simple fact that why would I buy less for the same price or more than the other highend smartphone that still have more features and better specs.

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annoyedgamer2307d ago

I told a girl on my profile that the iphone 6 was dated and she was likr bu but it better then my currrrent camerrra. Mi iphone 5 camera is dated

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MajorGecko2307d ago

this is not as bad as the iphone6 bending in your pocket lol

annoyedgamer2307d ago

When the fanbase loves the uphone like hellokitty they will gladly shell out for another.

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KingPin2302d ago

girl: is that a banana in your pocket or are you just glad to see me? ;)

guy: its my new iphone 6.

NCAzrael2307d ago

*gasp* Thinner phone is weaker phone! In other news, water is wet and fire is hot.

UltraNova2307d ago

Everybody is on Samsung's ass on their polycarbonate phones but physics cannot be disputed Plastic will always absorb and dissipate shock forces far far far more efficiently than metal (aluminum).

Then comes the screen size factor in action the bigger glass surface you have the more force it will have to take the easier it ill break.

Welcome to the big screen arena Apple.

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fr0sty2307d ago

thinner phone is weaker than other equally thin phones. *gasp*

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SouthClaw2307d ago

Makes sense instead of having a flat edge that could spread the impact its has a curved (pointed) edge so more impact to a specific point. Plus the fact its thinner just doesn't make it a good thing.

They need to stop with this "thinner is better" thinking. I would prefer the same thickness on an iphone 5 if it meant a much more powerful battery.

fr0sty2307d ago

HTC One M8 is just as thin, doesn't bend or break as easy, and has a battery that lasts 2.5 days. That's feeding a CPU with 2 more cores running 1ghz faster than iphone 6 as well...

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pompous2307d ago

You're right it is more durable and it's been out a lil longer than the iphone6 and still has more features with better specs. Apple short changes it's delusional fanbase. My sister can't even transfer her songs of her old iphone to the new one. They want here to pay more money for the songs SHE already OWNS.

cell9892307d ago

what sucks about that awesome HTC ONE M8 (and Im not defending Apple here) is that all those amazing specs in that phone will never be fully utilized thanks to Android apps being developed for over 20,000 devices. optimization is not in the Android dictionary :(

Imagine the tech behind the M8 with a dedicated OS and App store, where devs could fully use its capabilities. I can dream can I?

The camera on the M8 leaves a lot of room for desire, im not falling for that "super pixels" gimmick like the iphone 6 is trying to get away with too

Xperia Z2 FTW

fr0sty2307d ago (Edited 2307d ago )

i've been quite impressed with its camera. Excellent in low light, great color... 120fps slow mo (the only feature the iphone 6 beats it at, with its 240fps), 1080p60 video, 3 cameras (shoot video and images at once, or front and back at once), dual tone LED... it really is a good camera. maybe not the best, but very good.

Also, android gets around some of that limitation by requiring a certain version of the android OS to run certain apps. that way older phones cannot update to the newer version and therefore the software doesn't have to support hardware that is too far out of date. Not to mention most phones use common components among each other, there isn't a huge diversity of hardware under the hood.

Revvin2307d ago

I still think my iPhone 4 was the best design they ever did. I was worried about it being fragile when I first got it as it was glass front and back but it proved to be more durable than my iPhone 5. I dropped my 5 once and the frame bent and buckled and pushed the glass screen out. I managed to push it back together but it looks bad where as my iPhone 4 was sold like new condition. The black anodised aluminium on my iPhone 5 is heavily marked even though its kept in a flip case in my pocket yet my iPhone 4 went through much worse conditions and looked as good as new.

Thin is nice but the battery is important so like you I'd rather phones stay as they are and shrink the rest of the internals and keep the same case footprint to allow for a bigger battery.

I think my next phone will be the Xperia Z3 - better battery, better camera and an OS that has not stagnated.

cell9892307d ago

dont forget water proof, a feature so underrated. Some of these manufacturers turn a blind eye on this option. But once you have a water proof phone you can never go back to the other kind. #Z2owner

Revvin2307d ago

I dropped my iPhone 4 a few times, it never broke, didn't even have any marks on it, I dropped my iPhone 5 while it was in a flip case and the frame got badly dented and pushed the screen out. If the iPhone 6 is even weaker and this trend continues them watch out for iphone 8 users dropping their phones as it will likely implode and create a small black hole

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Audiggity2307d ago

Hahahaha,

Now I want to film an iPhone 7+ comedy sketch:

"Apple would like to introduce the iPhone 7... with a new feature that's never been done before. Once you purchase the iPhone 7 and the Apple Care warranty, we inform you that the phone comes pre-broken! Saving you from months of wondering when your phone will break while keeping you out of harm's way from the glass shards that explode from your device upon coming into contact with anything."

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FreakyFox2307d ago

This is shocking for a product with its price tag.

Also check out the bend test, again shocking.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

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Crazay2307d ago

***snicker***

Audiggity2307d ago

"This is shocking for a product with its price tag."

- Literally applies to every Apple device

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ArtificiallyYours2307d ago

This is why slim and fit doesn't take precedence over build. Also, devices like this tend to cut into your hand after a while.

anwe2307d ago

Android authority has a laughably edited video of their drop test showing no damage. /sigh.

Audiggity2307d ago

Overpriced Apple garbage as usual... catering only to their blind, ever-expanding cult of clueless consumers.

Raccoon2307d ago

that hate will only continue to expand as your delusional rival continues to outsell your favorite device. does other peoples happiness make you mad?

can people ever choose a user friendly experience, simplicity and design over quad cores, 8GB RAM, 28 megapixels???? not all people want to be photographers or have time to develop console games on their phones. believe it or not some people just want to use their phones for basic tasks and not play angry birds @ 240 fps.

let other people live! enjoy your choices and stop trying to make others regret theirs.

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Audiggity2307d ago

I'm delusional?

Dude... rigidity and forced software on "cool looking" hardware is far from an optimal user experience.

I can't count the number of times people have sat me down with their iPad, iMac, iPhone, iBook, AppleTV and said "Check this out"... as I watched something crash, or the person couldn't get it to work right, the whole time saying "Oh, this never happens, it always works perfectly... I don't know why this isn't loading... ummm, I'll show you later!"

And they continue to buy anything Apple releases.

To each their own, if you like Apple, great! As a director of a technical team that works on both hardware and software, I don't hate the people who buy/perpetuate Apple products, I just hate the fact that they were able to brainwash SO MANY people.

It's actually impressive to be honest. From a marketing perspective, Apple is a God.

Raccoon2307d ago

"I don't hate the people who buy/perpetuate Apple products, I just hate the fact that they were able to brainwash SO MANY people." <<< theirs that hate I'm talking about..

"Dude... rigidity and forced software on "cool looking" hardware is far from an optimal user experience."
<<<<optimal these nuts! let people choose the experience they find pleasing regardless if its optimal or inferior.... you speak like human kind has to live by your standards and that people must buy the latest and greatest in order to have friends...

don't let this BS decompose you with hate, this world is composed by a population of uninformed idiots that watch tv as their main news outlet and even worse live life based on those opinions instead of the facts. our population has been brainwashed to follow the leading figure of one man which is actually a puppet led by many.we have all been dumbed & degraded to a bunch of sheep and beggars taking $8/h rushing to make $15/h so they can lease a fancy car and be a bigger part of the modern slaveship.

my point is "F*%$ IT" stop stressing they worked for it so they deserve it. did they get the short end of the stick? in my opinion "yes" but at least they got the stick!!! they got what works best for them and not you, and that's what bothers you the most and you know it. sure i would love people to be more educated but that is the hardest solution to the biggest problem humanity faces.

neoragex2300d ago

I will never buy a iphone because they may have been the first, they are lagging behind Samsung on the innovations.....I'm just saying...

neoragex2300d ago

If releasing dozens of iterations of the same plastic crappy phones is innovation, then count me out.

Faster CPU, more RAM, NFC & AMOLED are not innovations, just useless upgrades.

Japanese feature phones had NFC for years, AMOLED just eats more power than LCD and the colors aren't realistic. the CPU & RAM are only necessary cause the OS is full of bloatware.

Sahil2300d ago

"The real innovation is not some upgrade, faster hardware, or a update to an OS"

Then I suppose you believe that innovation is entirely based on gimmicks and fads? Because to be honest there has been no real innovation ever since Smart Phones became a trend.

neoragex2300d ago

It took me about 10 seconds to digest your diatribe about your precious Apple iphone..I have never been a fan of any of their products...$749 for plastic that breaks so easily...no thanks...Reminds me of Hertz and Avis back in the day..No 1 and No 2..Samsung will excel with more features just like they did with the touch download of music....

Sahil2300d ago

The real innovation is not some upgrade, faster hardware, or a update to an OS, it is the way that Apple created the third-party developer environment that is called the App Store.

Can you still remember pre-2008 life without apps, hard to imagine?

Android & Samsung especially, have innovated nothing, just built on things that already existed.

Let that sink in for a minute.